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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Your Vote Counts!
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
2022 Annual Meeting
Vote by May 09, 2022
11:59 PM ET
You invested in DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 10, 2022.
Get informed before you vote
View the Annual Report, Notice & Proxy Statement online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 26, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.
| Board | ||||||
| Voting Items | Recommends | |||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||
| Nominees: | ||||||
| 1a. | Randall C. Stuewe |  For | ||||
| 1b. | Charles Adair | For | ||||
| 1c. | Beth Albright | For | ||||
| 1d. | Celeste A. Clark | For | ||||
| 1e. | Linda Goodspeed | For | ||||
| 1f. | Enderson Guimaraes | For | ||||
| 1g. | Dirk Kloosterboer | For | ||||
| 1h. | Mary R. Korby | For | ||||
| 1i. | Gary W. Mize | For | ||||
| 1j. | Michael E. Rescoe | For | ||||
| 2. | Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | For | ||||
| 3. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | For | ||||
| NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ||||||